title: [Modern diagnostic methods for thyroid gland diseases].
abstract: The paper overviews the role of diagnostic procedures in evaluating patient with thyroid gland disease. It focuses on the diagnostics of functional disturbances and on the modern approach to the nodular goitre. The role of supersensitive, immunoenzymatic assay of TSH (sTSH) in the diagnostics of functional disturbances in underlined, particularly in subclinical course of thyroid gland diseases, or in diagnostically difficult cases. The complimentary role of tests' triangle-ultrasound, scintigraphy and fine needle biopsy in the evaluation of focal changes of the thyroid (nodular goitre) is discussed and the diagnostic algorithm of patient's qualification to surgery is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Nuklearnej Instytutu Radiologii i Radioterapii Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizan-Gross
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Junik
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lass
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D013972:Thyrotropin
vernacular_title: Nowoczesne metody diagnostyczne w chorobach tarczycy.